Dynamic SQL

  • Hi, dear

    How can I get a variable value using dynamic SQL?

    How can I execute the instruction bellow using dynamic SQL?

    declare @var

    select @var = count(*) from table_A

    Thank you very much

    Obede

  • I'm not sure I understand your question.

    Your statement above is valid except for a small syntax error. You need to define the parameter's datatype.

    declare @var int

    select @var = count(*) from serverlist

    Is that what you're asking for?

  • I want to know how can I execute this instruction on dynamic SQL

  • You will need to be a bit more specific before we can really help you.

    Can you provide a bit more detail about why you need to do this?  What are you going to do with the variable after the command has been executed?

    If you haven't even tried to resolve your issue, please don't expect the hard-working volunteers here to waste their time providing links to answers which you could easily have found yourself.

  • do u mean this...........................?

    declare @var as int

    declare @sql as varchar(1000)

    select @sql = 'declare @var as int select @var = count(*) from  table_A select @var'

    exec (@sql)

  • I _think_ what you're trying to do execute the count function for a table dynamically....maybe so that you can do it for a list of tables with a cursor or something. If that's what you're trying to accomplish then I'd use sp_executesql with an output param. The following sql will return the number of rows in your table and return the count to the calling process.

    DECLARE @sql NVARCHAR(4000), @count INT, @table_name SYSNAME

    SELECT @table_name = 'sysobjects'

    select @sql = 'select @count = count(*) from ' + @table_name

    EXEC sp_executesql @sql,

    N'@count INT OUTPUT',

    @count OUTPUT

    PRINT @count

    If all you're trying to do is run the query dynamically then you can do the following, but I doubt this is what you're asking:

    EXEC('DECLARE @count INT

    select @count = count(*) from sysobjects

    SELECT @count')

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